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During this Christmas season, we pause and take time to reflect on the hope that was born long ago in Jesus, our Messiah. As we gaze upon the infant Christ child, we consider the miracle of birth and the hope of new life, which we find in and through Him. Jesus’ life is a witness that He came for us

The Board of General Superintendents elected David González to serve as the global director of Nazarene Youth International , effective 1 March 2019, following Gary Hartke’s election as the next general secretary . “Rev. Gonzalez symbolizes the breadth and depth of the global Nazarene youth movement

General Superintendent Filimão Chambo announced the appointment of Mark Bane as interim superintendent of the New Mexico District . Bane will fill the position formerly held by J. Fred Huff, who resigned in order to take on another role. Bane will assume his new position 1 January 2019 and will

Mark Lindstrom was appointed superintendent for the North Arkansas District. General Superintendent Carla Sunberg made the appointment with input from the District Advisory Council and Bob Broadbooks, director of the USA/Canada Region, and in consultation with the Board of General Superintendents.

Justine Anne (Rushing) Knight, author, and wife of the late general superintendent John A. Knight Sr., passed away 22 July in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was 83. John Sr. and Justine were married for 50 years before his passing in 2009. John Knight Sr. served as general superintendent from 1985 to

The Church of the Nazarene, as a global family, affirms our citizenship in God’s kingdom and cannot support the separation of children from their parents at the USA-Mexico border. Jesus reminds us that the kingdom of heaven belongs to little children and that whatever we have done for the least of

General Superintendent Carla D. Sunberg ordained Nicole Cotton, Penny McCawley, and Sherry Mae Bright at the North Arkansas District Assembly 11 June. History was made this week on the Church of the Nazarene’s USA/Canada Region as an all-female ordination class was ordained by a woman for the first

General Superintendent Eugénio R. Duarte announced the election of J. Mark Collins as superintendent of the Canada Atlantic District . Elected 1 June on the sixth ballot, Collins replaces K. Clair MacMillan, who is retiring after serving more than 15 years in the position. Collins will begin his new

The Board of General Superintendents announced Tuesday that Gary Hartke was elected by the General Board to serve as the Church of the Nazarene’s next general secretary. Hartke will follow David Wilson, who has served as general secretary since 2007. Wilson previously announced his intentions to

The Board of General Superintendents, Church of the Nazarene, extends its heartfelt love, passionate prayers, and deepest condolences to the families of all affected by the Friday, 18 May plane crash in Havana, Cuba. It was with heavy hearts we learned that 10 Nazarene pastoral couples were among